Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1887-04-01


4 good reputation goes before the sciop-
ticun entertainment to be given at Crosby
hall tomorrow night, and this and the good
object for which it is to he given ought to
assure full house.
In spite of the snow and ice, Mr.. Lyon
has his derrick and other appliances on the
ground and means to 20 ahead at once with
his contract for putting in the foundation
for Crosby * Co. S new building on the old
foundry site.
Next Sunday evening Rev. f. w Whit
ney will give his last lecture to the young
people of Brattleboro. The subject will he
"A Parting Wish
Two or three carloads of iron have arriv-
ed for the river span of the new narrow
gauge bridge but no attempt will be made
to put it across until the ice goes out Of the
river.
Tickets for the organ recital and concert
to he given at the Unitarian church April
18th are now on sale at Chapin's drug store.
The Misses Clark and Tones have issued
cards this week for their dancing party
which occurs on the 18th inst. An attrac-
/ ton will be promenade concert following
the dancing of the little ones and beginning
at $40, just before the floor is given up 10
the older ones Gallery tickets for the
evening will be sold at Briggs * Co.'S
Several parties in town are reported t.
have joined the Dakota colony which is t.
leave the state the latter part of this month
The several school district, have drawn
their public money as follows District No
! /, S155 No. ,, 5000 70 No. 4, S424 43
No s. $780, No. 6, S21G. So No. :
sos. 80; No. 4, Sl63.S7 No. 9, $50 No
TO- S19930: No. II, Sl40,5O; No /;
Dummerston, Sl30; No : Dummerston
$43.3G; No. Guilford, sl0.S1.
Fred Waite is planning to put up new
barn, being short of room, and Fred Thorn
as is enlarging his barn.
c. p. Gilson's trade in horses at Yves
Chesterfield has never been so lively as thi
year. He has already sold several fine lot
this season, and this week announces tn
receipt of still another carload He is max
ing a specially of the celebrated Norman
Percherons.
The machinery of the defunct Farrov
Firearms company has been sold. Abou
half "a dozen of the machines were bough
by Brattleboro parties, the remainder bein
taken by j. II. Roberts x Co. of Boston
dealers in secondhand machinery.
+. E. Housh & Co. are about to enlarg
the quarters occupied by their printing e,
tablishment in Crowelrs building, on Ellie
street, by incorporating Herewith the room
Just vacated by the Farrow Fire Arms con
pany. This will give them the entire thir
floor of the north wing of the building, q
floor space of 90 by 36 feet, affording tn
room which their increasing business ha
for some time demanded, and which give
employment to from to IL hands.
If more village building lots are wantet
; Mr.. Royal Wood expresses his ability an
willingness to dispose of about 40 desirab
, ones in the southeastern part of the villag'
The David Leahy house on Cedar sire,
was sold at auction Monday to Geo. /
Crowell for S24l0
Pine for the lO-inch mains of Crowell
apueduct. to take the place of the tempor,
~ ones leading from the reservoir to tt
High and Green street junction, have arril
ell and will be put in place as soon as II
frost is out of the ground.
Rev. NJ. f. Gage of Nashua, n. H., wi
preach in the Unitarian church next Sun
day.
young man dressed in uniform an
claiming to be a recruiting officer of Il
United States army has been operating
Brandon, Proctor and other places. He
fraud and hotel beat
= Deacon Estey proposes to put up a bu,
ness block this spring, lust south of Ma
street bridge. for rental The building W
be- some 40 by 66 feet on the ground an
probably of brick.
CO. + Mann has the o,,eno,. for a
Roston t,,ra ,yr;ta,. a machine y;hinh co
for S35, but is said to be equal for prac
cal service TO TYNE writers which cost twi
o or three times as much. Mr. Mann's ter
p tory includes Greenfield. Brattleboro IA
{ lows Falls, Keene and intermediate plac,
e 1t is understood that e. C. Crosby h
boueht or barpaiued for Mr. Chanin's In,
d remaining lots on the west side of Or
- street This makes clean sale of all t
70 lots except the one next north of and a
joining j. NJ Tyler's residence.
IA A. b. Clapp bought yesterday Chas. \
NJ ners lot ON the corner of Oak and ChaI
"a streets.
The afternoon service at the Y NJ C.
. rooms last Sunday partook of the charart
=, of a farewell 70 the retiring general secI